Poland have sacked their coach Waldemar Fornalik following the defeat by England.

The Polish Football Association put out a statement saying he had "ceased to be coach of the Polish national team". The FA's president, Zbigniew Boniek, thanked Fornalik for the work he had done with the team.

"I would like to thank the coach and wish him good luck in his coaching work," Boniek said.

Fornalik said: "It was a special time for me: great emotion, great commitment and work. Many thanks to all those with whom I have worked."

Fornalik, who had been in charge for just over a year, took his side into the Wembley match knowing that he was virtually a dead man walking after Poland had failed to reach next summer's World Cup finals in Brazil.

In the event, they lost 2–0 to England in front of an estimated 25,000 of their own fans and finished fourth in Group H behind Tuesday night's hosts, second-placed Ukraine and third-placed Montenegro.